Proposal Kit: Obtaining Spot/Leopard software

Spot (Tool for Planning Observations) and Leopard (Archive Tool) Software

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Spot Documentation (v18)

Leopard Documentation (v9)

Spitzer Pride Software

Installation Files	Size	To Install the software
Windows Spitzer-pride18_0_1-windows.exe	71MB	You must install Java 1.5 yourself if you do not already have it Click on the link and save the program to disk Run the program (double-click on it) to install it It will create two programs: spot and leopard You will need administrator privileges to install under Vista
Solaris  Spitzer-pride18_0_1-solaris.sh	86MB	Click on the link and save the program to disk To make the program executable type: chmod +x Spitzer-pride18_0_1-solaris.sh To install it type: ./Spitzer-pride18_0_1-solaris.sh It will create two programs: spot and leopard
Linux  Spitzer-pride18_0_1-linux.sh	80MB	Click on the link and save the program to disk To make the program executable type: chmod +x Spitzer-pride18_0_1-linux.sh To install it type: ./Spitzer-pride18_0_1-linux.sh It will create two programs: spot and leopard If using a 64-bit machine, please see note, 'For All Users,' below
Mac OS X  Spitzer-pride18_0_1-mac.dmg (if your computer does not automatically know what to do with this file, hold down the "alt" or "option" key and then click on the file to save it to disk.)	70MB	You must have JAVA version 1.5.0 or higher. See below how to upgrade your Mac to use JAVA version 1.5. If you do not have a sufficiently upgraded JAVA version then trigger a "Software Update" from the Preferences menu and upgrade your JAVA. Click on the link for the Spitzer Pride (here) and save the program to disk. Drag the Spitzer Pride folder icon from the pop-up window onto your hard disk (into whichever directory you want to install it). Run the program (double-click on it) to install it. It will create two programs: spot and leopard For Leopard, please be sure that the Leopard and Subscriber applications are in the same folder. Spitzer Pride should function under Mac OSX 10.5, but users may see a slight difference in the appearance of various windows.

Remember to download the documentation Spot and Leopard as well as the software! If you find a bug, check the known bugs list for Spot or Leopard and if we don't already know about it, please submit a bug report.

For Solaris Users- The Solaris auto-update may take some time because it is going to download and install the new Java version 1.5. If you cancel the installation before it is complete, you will have to install Spitzer Pride from scratch by downloading the S18 software.

For Mac OS X Users - Spitzer Pride will only run under Tiger (OSX 10.4) or Leopard (OSX 10.5), since Java 1.5 is required.

For All Users- If you decide to use a different Java Runtime Environment than is provided by our own installers, or are running on a platform other than our standard installations (this, e.g., applies to Linux 64-bit machines), then you should use this 'generic' installation: Spitzer-pride18_0_1-generic.sh. First, obtain (or locate) your own local Java 1.5.x installation. Then, click on the link here and save the program to disk. To make the program executable, type: chmod +x Spitzer-pride_18_0_1-generic.sh. Finally, to install it, type: ./Spitzer-pride_18_0_1-generic.sh. The installation script will ask you for the explicit path to your Java directory. Or, alternatively, you can run the programs thereafter by typing, e.g., for Spot: spot -jre <JRE_DIRECTORY>. For more information on this, see the Spot and Leopard documentation.

Please send your questions or comments to the Helpdesk help@spitzer.caltech.edu.